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The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with Pacific Health Corp. (PHC) and related entities in which they agreed to pay the government and the state of California $16.5 million for allegedly engaging in an illegal kickback scheme in Los Angeles, the Justice Department announced recently.
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Elective deliveries before 39 weeks, often performed as a convenience to the patient or the physician, have long been known to threaten patient safety and risk hospital liability. One hospital is reporting great success with a checklist and firm refusal to permit early deliveries without a good reason.
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Infant abduction is a constant threat to hospitals with obstetrics units, and many facilities have implemented sophisticated technology in recent years to lower that risk. The strengths of the technology were illustrated in one recent abduction, but another revealed a process failure that allowed a baby to be taken for five hours.
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Replacing the American medical liability system with a no-fault patients compensation system would create at least $2.6 trillion in savings over 10 years, according to a new study by the German economics firm BioScience Valuation in Grainau.
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Nurses who work long hours are more likely to be obese, as stress and sleep deprivation affect their health habits, according to researchers at the University of Maryland.
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, wants its employees to live well and work well. What does that mean? The answer is visible throughout the hospital.
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Are your patient lifts injuring your employees?
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This influenza immunization season may be one of the most challenging for the nations hospitals as they face a new requirement to track every employee, licensed practitioner, student and volunteer.
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It takes a small step to make a big change. That is the essential truth behind a motivational method that is reshaping wellness promotion.
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In a Science blog on Sleep and Work, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended employers consider these issues:
